Wilbert Lantz's early memories of father's death

8:54 PM,
Sep. 7, 2013

Written by

William Thibodeaux

Wilbert Lantz was born on July 17, 1912, on a 20-acre farm near the Raspberry Point woods in northwest Acadia Parish. In 1990, when Lantz was 78 years old, he was interviewed by Randall Labry of Lafayette. The entire interview was recorded and conducted entirely in French, which was the primary language of most residents of southwest Louisiana when Lantz was a young boy.

Thanks go out to Elwood Cormier and Tammy Fontenot for sharing the audio recording. Cormier and Fontenot are both genealogists and natives of Iota. Both are interested in preserving local history and in sharing their work. ...